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Old August 11th 03, 02:09 AM
Harriet and John
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Default patwing two unit WWII question PB4Y 1?

You will want to look at VPNavy.ORG and enter the "Search" field, type in
PB4Y-1 and you will find what you are looking for. A preliminary look seems
to indicate that you want Patrol Squadron 112, vice Patrol Squadron 12, but
have at it.

"old hoodoo" wrote in message
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My ex father in law served as a tail turret gunner in a PB4Y1 in the SW
pacific. I cannot confirm his unit and am trying to. His record says
Patrol Squadron 12, Headquarters sqdn Patwing 2, and also scouting
squadron 65.

Patrol Squadron 12 flew PBY's I think and I know he took his first

aircraft
flight in Hawaii in a PBY but he always said his war service was in

PBY41's
and SBD's.

I know he served in an SBD in VS-65 out of Funafuti in the SW pacific on
anti-sumarine patrol.

He also mentioned an island called but probably mispelled "nukefatal" and

I
was wondering if that island might have had PB4Y1's operating out of it.

Any info on what unit he might have flown in the PB4Y1 would be

appreciated.




 




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